e-MTB
Origin
Peugeot has built bicycles since 1882-1886 in Beaulieu-Valentigney, France, and by 1977 its racing teams had taken ten Tour de France victories, making the lion badge one of the oldest continuously-used marques in cycling. Today Peugeot Cycles is licensed to Cycleurope, the pan-European group that also owns Bianchi and Gitane, and the bikes are engineered and tested through Cycleurope's laboratory. The electric mountain range arrived in force in April 2018 with the eM02 PowerTube, Peugeot's first eMTB to hide the Bosch battery fully inside the down tube for a lower centre of gravity and a cleaner look. The family later split into efficiency-minded eM02 hardtails and full-suspension eM02 FS trail bikes, and in 2020-2021 Peugeot showed the eM01, a much more aggressive 170/160 mm Bosch CX enduro concept that signalled the brand's ambition to be taken seriously off-road rather than only as a heritage city-bike name.
Specifications
- Frame
- 6061 T6 aluminium (all eM02 trims)
- Weight
- kg
- Drivetrain
- Trim-dependent 1x: Shimano Alivio 1x9, Deore 1x10, up to Shimano XT 1x11 / SRAM GX 1x11 on top FS PowerTube trims
- Brakes
- Shimano hydraulic disc (MT400/MT401) on mid trims; Shimano XT or SRAM Guide R 4-piston on top FS PowerTube trims; SRAM Code on eM01 prototype
- Wheels
- 29" on Performance / FS Performance; 27.5+ (plus-size) on eM02 FS PowerTube trims; 29" on eM01
The verdict
- Proven Bosch mid-drive + 500 Wh PowerTube - reliable, widely serviceable across Europe
- Broad trim ladder (hardtail to 160 mm full-suspension) so you can match budget to terrain
- Solid heritage brand with Cycleurope engineering/testing behind it; parts are mostly standard
- Entry hardtails are value-spec (42 mm Suntour fork, Alivio 1x9) - not for technical trails
- 500 Wh gives modest real-world range (~50 km hard riding); no big-battery option outside the eM01
- The aggressive eM01 stayed largely a prototype/halo, so mainstream buyers only get the milder eM02
Generations
2018-2019 eM02 PowerTube era
- Launch generation: enthusiast full-suspension trail bikes, first with battery hidden in the down tube.
- Wheels
- 27.5+ plus-size
2023-2024 eM02 Performance era
- Value-oriented current era: lighter XC hardtails and mild 120 mm full-suspension, less travel and cheaper groupsets than the original PowerTube trims.
- Wheels
- 27.5" and 29"
2020-2021 eM01 halo
- Aggressive prototype/limited halo, roughly EUR 6,000-8,000 - not a mainstream volume model.
- Wheels
- 29"
Versions & builds
Every official build side by side — differences highlighted.
| Spec | eM02 Performance 27.5" (hardtail) | CurrenteM02 Performance 29" (hardtail) | CurrenteM02 FS Performance 29" (full-suspension) | eM02 FS 27.5+ PowerTube GX11 | eM02 FS 27.5+ PowerTube XT11 | eM01 (enduro halo / prototype) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2019 | 2019 | 2021 |
| Frame | 6061 aluminium hardtail | 6061 aluminium hardtail | 6061 aluminium full-suspension, 120 mm rear | 6061 aluminium full-suspension, 140 mm | 6061 aluminium full-suspension, 160 mm | Aluminium full-suspension, 160 mm rear |
| Drivetrain | Shimano Alivio 1x9 (38T, 11-36T) | Shimano Deore 1x10 (38T, 11-42T) | Shimano Deore 1x10 (38T, 11-42T) | SRAM GX 1x11 (42T) | Shimano XT 1x11 (46T) | SRAM, 160 mm cranks |
| Brakes | Shimano MT400 hydraulic disc | Shimano MT401 hydraulic disc | Shimano MT401 hydraulic disc | SRAM Guide R 4-piston | Shimano XT hydraulic disc | SRAM Code (220/200 mm rotors) |
| MSRP | €6,399 | — | — | €4,599 | €5,199 | €7,000 |
| Purpose | Value | Value | Balanced | Balanced | Flagship | Flagship |
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